A Practical Way to Select an Optimum Farm Plan Under Risk

John T. Scott, C. B. Baker

American Journal of Agricultural Economics · 1972 · 64 citations · 8 references

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Abstract

Abstract This paper uses quadratic programming to calculate the variance‐efficient mean income path and associated lower income bounds and suggests a way to select an optimum farm plan under risk based on the farmer's own self‐assessed income‐risk preference function. An empirical example from a Midwest corn‐soybean farm is presented.

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